Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-06 | Page 2 | Will Act on Power Plans

WilL ACT ON POWER PLANS I Club to T Take Up Colorado River Question The part that Utah Is to pIa play In the permanent organization organization of ot the Colorado Colorado Colo Cob I rado river commission ir in view of ot otI I the activities of ot the I 1 Lague ague of or the Southwest Is to be given en earnest I consideration at a sp special meeting of I the water power development committee corn com of or the Commercial club to be I held Tuesday Those familiar with the tho plans on on foot toot for or the thc development of water power on the Colorado river I realize it is said that Immediate action I Is necessary if It the rights of or I the state arc nrc to be he protected The calling of or the sr special committee commit commit- tee mc meeting by L Ca Lafayette Hanchett chairman ha has hns resulted from an an announcement announcement In- In Just received from the secretary o of the Southwest league leas at Lo Los Angeles outlining plans In connection con con- with the proposed or organza organza- tion of the commission A request is made that the various arlous states statts Interested Interested interested inter Inter- ested submit SU suggestions as ns to the time and place for or holding the meetIng meet meet- irig Ing together with an outline of the problems to be be taken up and discussed dis dis- dis cU cussed ed Attention is directed to the he Colorado river rl commission bill recently enacted by congress and nd It its approval by the president The states that have havo s sane sanc nc- nc this measure are Arizona Cal Cal- hernia Colorado Nevada Utah New Mexico and arid Wyoming Just what part tho League Leigue If bf f the Southwest will take In the furt further er development de of ot tho the plan remains to be seen according to those Interested in the project It Is 19 expected e 1 according to the league notice that two commissioners to be appointed by the president will make an Inspection trip down lOwn the Colorado from the Boulder canyon dam site to Yuma Ariz in a specially I daIly built b boat at during tho the month of ot October The meeting for or the thc purpose of selecting perm permanent nent officers officers i cers ot of the commission is to t tobe be held soon after atter tho the trip Is la completed according ac according according ac- ac cording to the notice In addition to Chairman Hanchett the water power development de committee committee com corn of ot tho Commercial club is composed of Simon R S. S R. R Inch R R. H H. Felt C. C B. B Hawley R. R K E E Bailey J. J J. J F F. MacLane C C. E. E Murdock and J. J J. J Johnson